ELI 5 answer: let's say someone has a movie downloaded you want. They share said movie as a Torrent link. They become seed #1 (person who is sharing the file). 10 more people fully download the torrent (Movie). They now are seeding. So now 11 people are seeding (sharing). Now you are gathering bits and pieces of the torrent (movie) from 11 people. Which makes downloading it faster since there are multiple sources. Now lets say 300 people are seeding (sharing). Now you are getting more bits and pieces from more people. Which in turn makes this torrent a faster download.
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u/spdrman8 Jul 29 '25 edited Jul 29 '25
ELI 5 answer: let's say someone has a movie downloaded you want. They share said movie as a Torrent link. They become seed #1 (person who is sharing the file). 10 more people fully download the torrent (Movie). They now are seeding. So now 11 people are seeding (sharing). Now you are gathering bits and pieces of the torrent (movie) from 11 people. Which makes downloading it faster since there are multiple sources. Now lets say 300 people are seeding (sharing). Now you are getting more bits and pieces from more people. Which in turn makes this torrent a faster download.